Consulting firms KPMG and Smith & Williamson are sponsoring the 14th edition of the IFB National Conference, taking place on 4-5 June 2015 in Birmingham. This event focuses entirely on family businesses and provides family business owners and management the possibility to learn from and share best practices with family businesses. In addition to sponsoring, KPMG will contribute to the event by providing its UK Head of Family Business, Gary Deans, as speaker.

IFB National ConferenceEvery year, the Institute for Family Business (IFB) organises its IFB National Conference focuses entirely on family businesses. The event brings together family business owners (of both senior and next generation), managers, directors and senior management to learn from each other by sharing experiences and best practices. The event is made up of a combination of plenary speeches, case studies and workshops, as well as networking time.

Innovation and EntrepreneurshipThe 14th IFB National Conference will focus on issues and opportunities surrounding innovation and entrepreneurship in family businesses. During the two-day event, attendees will study pioneering examples and explore different routes to success, while learning not only from experts from the academic and advisory field but also from other family businesses.

Consulting firmsFor consulting firms, the conference provides the ideal moment to showcase their thought leadership, to learn from best practices from other experts in the field, and to come into contact with family business owners as well as senior management. This year, professional services firms Smith & Williamson and KPMG signed up as sponsor of the Conference. In addition, Gary Deans, Head of Family Business for KPMG in the UK, will be among the speakers of the event.